Searching when & where she dies may help ?

1. From this thread it appears Sarah James nee Jones dies after the 1871 Census but before the 1881. I've searched hard for her on the 1881, using both LDS and Ancestry's Free 1881 Search, but no luck.
Thinking if still living she'd be with son Jacob Dorrington, I've also thoroughly searched the 1881 for him, also wife Ruth Dorrington. However I cannot find either, I wonder if due to a poor transcription of Dorrington ????

If you can find them perhaps you'll find Sarah, if not it may still help give a clue as to Sarah's place of death, and be a valuable part of this tree.

Record_ID: 14959
Entry_Number: 250
Year: 1872
Month: Sep
Day: 5
Grooms_Surname: DORRINGTON
Grooms_Forenames: Jacob
Grooms_Age: 37
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Miner
Grooms_Residence: Ellwood
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Dorrington
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Brides_Surname: ELSMORE
Brides_Forenames: Ruth
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Ellwood
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Elsmore
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Edwin
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Henry Gunter
Witness_2: Ann Gunter
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Jo[hn] Jo[seph] Elsworth Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P245 IN 1/21
Page_Number: 125
Parish_Chapel: Parkend
Soundex_Groom: D652
Soundex_Bride: E425

"England and Wales Census, 1871"
Name: Ruth Elsmore
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: West Dean, Gloucestershire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Monmouth
Sub-District: Coleford
Parish: West Dean
County: Monmouthshire
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Edwin Elsmore M 45 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Wife Mary Elsmore F 47 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Daughter Ruth Elsmore F 19 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Daughter Lucia P Elsmore F 17 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Son Samuel Elsmore M 15 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Son Edwin Elsmore M 8 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Son John Elsmore M 6 West Dean, Gloucestershire
Daughter Elizabeth Elsmore F 4 West Dean, Gloucestershire

From FreeBMD:
Surname Given Name District Volume Page Transcribers
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Births Jun 1851
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ELLSMORE Ruth Monmouth XXVI 94 pgymy
Ellsmore Ruth Monmouth XXVI 94 KP99

GlosBMD:
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
ELLSMORE Ruth ELLSMORE ELLSMORE SIMONS 1851 Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford 7 482

Record_ID: 14322
Entry_Number: 110
Year: 1848
Month: Jul
Day: 4
Grooms_Surname: ELSMORE
Grooms_Forenames: Edwin
Grooms_Age: 22
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Ellwood
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: ELSMORE
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Brides_Surname: SIMMONS
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age: 23
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: Servant
Brides_Residence: Ellwood
Brides_Fathers_Surname: WATKINS
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both mark
Witness_1: Thomas Baylis
Witness_2: George Benfield
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Henry Poole
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P145 IN 1/20
Page_Number: 55
Parish_Chapel: Parkend
Soundex_Groom: E425
Soundex_Bride: S552

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2. I've searched FreeBMD (including using Ancestry Free Search) for a DEATH for Sarah James after 1871, viewing all Gloucestershire, hoping the given birth might help. Assuming she dies within our area, here are my possibles:

Deaths Mar 1873 (>99%)
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James Sarah 76 Monmouth 11a 17

Deaths Jun 1875 (>99%)
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James Sarah 75 Ross 6a 335

Deaths Mar 1877 (>99%)
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James Sarah 82 Monmouth 11a 16

Deaths Jun 1882 (>99%)
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James Sarah 78 Chepstow 11a 9

and so on...

Searching this site gives;

Record_ID: 44406
Entry_Number: 114
Year: 1873
Month: Mar
Day: 11
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: Oldcroft
Age_at_death: 76
Officiating_Minister: Sam Edwards
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: 273
Notes:
Register_Reference: P348 IN 1/5
Page_No: 15
Parish_Chapel: Viney Hill
Soundex: J520

OLDCROFT IS PARKEND AREA

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Record_ID: 61622
Entry_Number: 426
Year: 1877
Month: Dec
Day: 6
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: Wife of Tho's James
Age_at_death: 82
Officiating_Minister: Rob[er]t Stevens
Event: Interment
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: (1) Mitcheldean Lane End (2) South Div'n Adults Gr (3) A 28 (4) Unconsecrated (5)
Notes:
Register_Reference: DA25/204/2
Page_No: 22
Parish_Chapel: Coleford Cemetery
Soundex: J520

WRONG HUSBAND !

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Record_ID: 234107
Entry_Number: 194
Year: 1876
Month: Dec
Day: 20
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: Chepstow
Age_at_death: 88 years
Officiating_Minister: Rev[eren]d C C Bull
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda: [1]Widow [2][place of burial] Plot G [number of grant] 205 [3]con[secrated ground]
Notes:
Register_Reference: B or 2
Page_No: 10
Parish_Chapel: Chepstow Muncipal Cemetery
Soundex: J520

TOO OLD ? SHARED PLOT ?

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Record_ID: 66143
Entry_Number: 364
Year: 1882
Month: Apr
Day: 24
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: S. Briavels
Age_at_death: 78
Officiating_Minister: W[illia]m Taprell Allen Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P278 IN 1/20
Page_No: 46
Parish_Chapel: St Briavels
Soundex: J520

FIND ON 1881 CENSUS, THEN ?

Sorry nothing certain, but hopefully some useful pointers anyhow ?

atb Jeff

It may be the mother's name could be : Mary Ann - in my family tree, the mother's name was Mary and other time's Ann. On the other hand, there could be two Thomas JONES' who are Carpenters!! There are also baptisms at Newland - parents Thomas & Anne around the time, but no occupation of Thomas given.

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e.g.

Baptism at Newland - 25 October 1801

Mary Anne JONES

father's forename: Tho(ma)s

mother's forename: Anne

residence: Clearwell

Baptism at Newland 5 September 1802

Thomas JONES

father's forename Tho(ma)s

mother's forename: Mary

residence: Clearwell

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Possible siblings on Fod Records

Baptism at Westbury on Severn - 6 July 1813

John JONES

father's forename: Thomas

mother's forename: Mary

Residence: Westbury

occupation: Carpenter

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Baptism at Newland - 19 February 1815

Diana JONES

father's forename: Tho(ma)s

mother's forename: Ann

residence: Purwood (sic)

Occupation: Carpenter

Parish Chapel : Newland (Sarah says she was born in Newland)

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On the Fod records, there is a marriage of a Dinah JONES at Awre - 4 October 1835, to a Jonathan HARPER, with consent of parents. Witnesses: Ann MOUNTJOY, Joseph JONES. Later census Dinah HARPER says she was born in Littledean.

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Baptism at Wetbury on Severn - 5 May 1816

Anne JONES

father's forename: Thomas

mother's forename : Mary

occupation: Carpenter

Chapel : Westbury on Severn

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Baptism at Westbury on Severn 2 April 1818

Samuel JONES

father's forename: Thomas

mother's forename: Mary

residence: Westbury

occupation: Carpenter

(1841 Census, Westbury on Severn, Northwood Green)

Thomas JONES - 60 - Carpenter
Mary JONES - 60
Samuel JONES - 20

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Baptism at Newland - 31 May 1818

Margaret JONES

father's forename: Thomas

mother's forename: Anne

residence: Enwood (sic)

occupation: Carpenter

Parish Chapel : Newland